Anthropic releases Sonnet 4.6

Anthropic has released a new version of its midsized Sonnet model, keeping pace with the company’s four-month update cycle.

Mistral AI buys Koyeb in first acquisition to back its cloud ambitions

Mistral AI has agreed to buy Koyeb, a Paris-based startup that simplifies AI app deployment at scale and manages the infrastructure behind it.

SpaceX vets raise $50M Series A for data center links

Mesh aims to mass-produce optical transceivers for AI data centers.

Running AI models is turning into a memory game

When we talk about the cost of AI infrastructure, the focus is usually on Nvidia and GPUs — but memory is an increasingly important part of the picture.

European Parliament blocks AI on lawmakers’ devices, citing security risks

EU lawmakers found their government-issued devices were blocked from using the baked-in AI tools, amid fears that sensitive information could turn up on the U.S. servers of AI companies.

WordPress.com adds an AI Assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and more

The feature is designed to work inside the website to understand its content and layout, allowing site owners to make changes with natural language commands. The WordPress AI assistant doesn’t need precisely tailored prompts, either.

Amazon Fire TV’s new interface is now rolling out in the US

Fire TV’s new interface simplifies its layout and navigation and adds Alexa+.

Here are the 17 US-based AI companies that have raised $100M or more in 2026

Three U.S.-based AI companies raised rounds larger than $1 billion so far in 2026, with 14 others raising rounds of $100 million or more.

AI burnout, billion-dollar bets, and Silicon Valley’s Epstein problem

AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their own, others through “restructuring” — while OpenAI is facing its own shakeups, from the disbanding of its mission alignment team to the firing of a policy exec who opposed its “adult mode” feature.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten… Continua a leggere AI burnout, billion-dollar bets, and Silicon Valley’s Epstein problem

Cohere’s $240M year sets stage for IPO

Cohere surpassed $240 million in annual recurring revenue in 2025, highlighting strong enterprise AI demand as the Canadian startup positions itself for a potential IPO amid intensifying competition from OpenAI and Anthropic.